Hit n Run Phase One
2015 studio album by Prince
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Hit n Run Phase One is the thirty-eighth studio album by American recording artist Prince.[1][2] It was first released exclusively on the Tidal streaming service on September 7, 2015[3][4][5] before being released on CD on September 15, 2015 by NPG Records.[6][7]
ReleasedSeptember 7, 2015
Recorded2013–2015
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| Released | September 7, 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 2013–2015 | |||
| Studio | Paisley Park, Chanhassen, Minnesota | |||
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| Length | 38:00 | |||
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The title was originally reported to be The Hit & Run Album but was confirmed by Prince's publicists as Hit n Run Phase One.[8]
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 53/100[9] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [10] |
| The A.V. Club | C−[11] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A[12] |
| musicOMH |  [13] |
| NME | 7/10[14] |
| The Observer | [15] |
| Pitchfork | 4.5/10[16] |
| PopMatters | 2/10[17] |
| Q | [18] |
| Rolling Stone | [19] |
Hit n Run Phase One received mixed reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 53, based on 16 reviews.[9]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Million $ Show" (featuring Judith Hill) |
| 3:10 |
| 2. | "Shut This Down" |
| 3:03 |
| 3. | "Ain't About 2 Stop" (featuring Rita Ora) |
| 3:40 |
| 4. | "Like a Mack" (featuring Curly Fryz) |
| 4:05 |
| 5. | "This Could B Us" | Prince | 4:11 |
| 6. | "Fallinlove2nite" | Prince | 3:13 |
| 7. | "X's Face" |
| 2:38 |
| 8. | "Hardrocklover" |
| 3:43 |
| 9. | "Mr. Nelson" (featuring Lianne La Havas) |
| 2:27 |
| 10. | "1000 X's & O's" | Prince | 4:28 |
| 11. | "June" |
| 3:22 |
| Total length: | 37:58 | ||
Notes
- ”Million $ Show” contains segments of past Prince songs; “For You” from “For You” (1978), “1999” from “1999” (1982), and “Let’s Go Crazy” from “Purple Rain” (1984).
- "1000 X's & O's" is also listed as "1000's of X's & O's" on the CD edition.
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (2015–2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[20] | 25 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[21] | 53 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[22] | 19 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[23] | 34 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[24] | 11 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[25] | 38 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[26] | 53 |
| Irish Albums (IRMA)[27] | 52 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI)[28] | 39 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[29] | 36 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[30] | 27 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[31] | 50 |
| UK Album Downloads (OCC)[32] | 49 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[33] | 4 |
| US Billboard 200[34] | 48 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[35] | 4 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2015) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[36] | 93 |
| Chart (2016) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[37] | 74 |